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Japanese animated 3D ASCII art
Japanese tech news magazine Weekly ASCII has published this tutorial (only in Japanese) for making pseudo-3D animated GIF images. With the technique they are describing, it’s possible to make all kinds of 3D environments. They have included this pretty cool 3D ASCII art! Read More
Symbols of Japanese prefectures
In Japan, each prefecture has its symbol (and its own mascot, official flower, official bird, and everything else). Here are the symbols of all 47 prefectures: Read More
Say hello to a new Daily Onigiri!
We’ve changed! A lot! Despite all the earthquakes, thunderstorms and tornadoes the time has come for the long-awaited birth of a brand new Daily Onigiri. We decided to do a complete makeover and added many new features and services. Here are the most notable new additions: Read More
Yet another magnitude 7.1 strong earthquake rattles Japan
Today about an hour ago (and exactly one month after the big 9.1 quake), another strong earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck northeastern Japan. The epicenter was in Fukushima. Tokyo felt strong jolts. Even now as I’m typing this, the aftershocks continue. On top of that, it’s raining outside. If this… Read More
A new magnitude 7.4 earthquake shakes Japan
As if it wasn’t enough already, last night at 10:34 PM local time a new strong aftershock of magnitude 7.4 hit northern Japan, centered near the coast of Miyagi prefecture. A tsunami warning was issued immediately but was lifted about an hour later. Several cities in the area lost electricity.… Read More
Videos of Japan earthquake on March 11, 2011
On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 PM local time, a massive earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck northeastern Japan. Because it’s hard to describe in words what a quake like this feels like, we decided to publish some of the videos uploaded by YouTube users that were taken during the actual… Read More
Earthquake 8.9
March 13, 2011 – Japan Meteorological Agency says there is a 70% likelihood of a strong quake in the next three days. This prediction is based on increased tectonic activity. As you probably already know, today a powerful earthquake struck northern Japan about 4 hours ago, at about 2:45 pm… Read More
Tokyo Sky Tree now over 500 meters tall
It’s time we check up on Tokyo Sky Tree construction again. In the current phase, the transmitter antenna for digital terrestrial television is being mounted on top of the main tower section. According to the officials, the Sky Tree grew to the height of 549 meters (1,801 ft) on January… Read More
Japanese newspaper entertains readers with 3D
The beginning of a new year is always a time for something new. Starting this Sunday and until March, the popular Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun will include one page with 3D photos that readers will be able to see using special paper 3D glasses that were packed into one… Read More
